The young extreme Brian Aguirre he connected a center launched by striker Ramiro Sordo at minute 90+4′ and from the center of the area he beat Chilean goalkeeper Tomás Ahumada at the El Teniente stadium, in the city of Rancagua.
Jorge ‘Pollo’ Recalde He started the game in the team led by Gabriel Heinze and was on the field until minute 79, when he was replaced by the Ecuadorian Djorkaeff Reasco.
Newell’s he took possession of the ball for almost the entire first half, but with sterile passes that did not help him overcome the wall set up by Audax Italiano, who constantly cleared the ball towards his fast forwards.
Although they averaged close to 35% of possession, the Chilean team managed to make quick transitions and shoot several times on goal, a strategy they had already implemented in the previous phase of the Copa Sudamericana.
The Argentines, who had just lost 3-0 in the local tournament, failed to go deep and even fell back in the last minutes of the first half.
The great definition of Brian Aguirre for the agonizing victory of @Newells against Audax Italiano in CONMEBOL #South American #LaGranConquista pic.twitter.com/0k2rATjMnx
— South American CONMEBOL (@Sudamericana) April 5, 2023
in the last breath
The second half had the same script, with Rosario’s Newell’s Old Boys dominating the ball, but without clearly threatening the “italicos” goal and had to wait until the last breath to win.
The match slowed down even more when Audax began to show signs of fatigue and had difficulty spinning his counterattacks.
However, on the last play of the match, 20-year-old striker Brian Aguirre caught a cross from striker Ramiro Sordo and hit the right side of Chilean Tomás Ahumada’s goal to give the Argentine team the win.
With no time for more, the referee gave the final whistle that left a seasoned Audax Italiano without a prize.
On April 18, Newell’s will receive Blooming of Bolivia, while Audax Italiano will visit the Saints of Brazil at the Urbano Caldeira stadium.
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